Curators reported that the statue of Christopher Columbus from the namesake park can be repaired, but cannot be fully restored to its original state. The news was released at a meeting of the Boston Arts Commission (BAC) on September 8th. The statue’s head was severed from the neck and would leave visible marks upon repair, according to the restora...

Artist Silvia López Chavez recently completely a mural on the brick exterior of Ducali’s on the corner of Prince and Commercial Streets in Boston’s North End. The painting is a map of the North End, the winding, narrow streets emerging from a steaming cup of coffee. A heart and arrow in the colors of the Italian flag point visitors down Prince Stre...

La Lucciola is Salem's newest pizza place inside Fork Forty Food Hall. The restaurant's name means firefly in Italian, fitting for a spot anchored by a flickering brick oven. Phil Golomski is both chef and pizzaiolo at La Lucciola, which he owns in partnership with Mark Iselin. The pair met more then a decade ago while both were working at Wild Pea...

When South End stalwart Stella Restaurant ended its 15-year-run in May, regulars expressed their thanks and reminisced about their favorite dishes in an outpouring of support on social media. But for those who lamented the loss of chef Evan Deluty’s coveted bolognese, there’s good news: He’s bringing it back. Deluty told Boston.com on Monday that S...

Former Pittsfield Mayor Remo Del Gallo, who chaired the city's Democratic Party Committee for almost half a century and who ran a restaurant that served as a popular watering hole and political hangout for even longer, died Tuesday, according to family members. He was 94. Del Gallo, who had been living at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center in Lenox,...

The Rossetti family is expanding their brand, and will open Rossetti Restaurant Beverly in the North Shore Crossing Plaza around late September or early October. The restaurant will feature Italian-inspired cuisine, a cutting-edge cocktail program and a modern design, creating a city dining experience without all the traffic. The Rossetti family le...

Due bandi regionali per coinvolgere le aziende emiliano-romagnole in programmi internazionali di scambio e promozione in ambito sanitario con Boston e Philadelphia, i due principali hub mondiali per le applicazioni della genomica, della terapia cellulare e dei big data applicati alla salute. Sono questi gli obiettivi delle iniziative messe in campo...

10 years ago, Oscar Farinetti brought Eataly to the United States, on August 31 he opened Eataly NYC Flatiron, what is today the flagship store in the U.S. The original idea was simple: to gather under one roof high-quality food at sustainable and reasonable prices for ALL, celebrate Italian biodiversity, and create an informal, natural, and simple...

Hello friends of the SS Cosmas & Damian Society, as many of you are already aware from our social media posts and website, the Saints Cosmas and Damian Society will be unable to hold our annual Feast on Warren and Porter Streets this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. We are saddened that we have to make this announcement, as this will be the first...

Anthony Martignetti, known for his iconic appearance in a 1969 commercial for Prince Spaghetti, passed away in his sleep overnight, his family announced Monday. “It is with a heavy and hurting heart that we announce to our family and friends that our brother Anthony J. Martignetti passed away suddenly in his sleep last night,” Andy Martignetti wrot...